136 years ago · 1890

“The relief should have taken the form usual in such cases, which is to authorize the appointment of the officer to a place made for him on the retired list.”

— Ben Harrison

108 years ago · 1918

“I tell you plainly that this measure which I urge upon you is vital to the winning of the war and to the energies alike of preparation and of battle.”

— Woodrow Wilson

97 years ago · 1929

“In the allocation of these frequencies the following principles have been followed and shall be followed in the consideration of future applications for use of frequencies by…”

— Herbert Hoover